Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

Corporate Counsel

Timothy A. Pratt | Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

Editor: Describe your background and role in FDCC. Pratt: For nearly 30 years, I practiced law with Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, MO. Six years ago, I became General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Boston Scientific, a multinational medical device company. Over time, I picked up...

Corporate Counsel

Michael Bonasso, William E. Vita | Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

Law school enrollment is tanking, threatening the viability of some law schools. A continuing stream of announcements of law firm layoffs fills the legal periodicals. Client expectations about what they will pay for and what they expect to receive in return are changing dramatically. Are these...

Intellectual Property

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

General counsel and defense counsel know all too well that corporations are under stress in a world marked by erupting economic, political, and social media crises. A corporate enterprise can be brought to its knees by events beyond its control. A company’s plan to stabilize itself in the...